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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Universities want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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